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Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading Texas into a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for exacerbating the opioid crisis among Texans.In an announcement…
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The drug naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says more Americans should have naloxone on hand in case loved ones, friends or neighbors need help.
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The number of drug overdose deaths related to opioids is on the rise in Texas.In 2016, more than 2,800 people died from an overdose, resulting in a 7.4…
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From Texas Standard . President Donald Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. The Texas Department of State Health Services...
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Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent nationwide between 2016 and 2017, with some places showing even more dramatic spikes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The president made an unexpected appearance at Thursday's White House opioid summit. "It's a problem that's growing," he said of the drug epidemic that has struck the country.
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Economists tracking federal mortality data say the opioid crisis is undercutting the productivity of people in their prime working years — 30s and 40s.
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Addiction to opioids often begins in the doctor’s office. These drugs are typically the only option to manage pain after an operation or in patients with…
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Letting people get the medicine "without an individual prescription in 45 states is critical in combating this crisis," says the CEO of Narcan maker Adapt Pharma.
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The move stops short of declaring a national emergency, which the president had pledged to do.
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From Texas Standard: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus recently formed a new committee to study the problem of opioid addiction in Texas. The Select...
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The Republican congressman from Pennsylvania is withdrawing days after reports that legislation he sponsored hindered the Drug Enforcement Administration in its fight against the U.S. opioid crisis.